Hair device



Feb. 7, 1939. w. HUPPERT 2,146,675

HAIR DEVICE Filed Sept. 28, 1937 INVENTOR ATTORNEY Patented Feb. 7, 1939UNITED STATES HAIR- DEVICE William Huppert, New

York, N. Y., assignor to Delamere Company, Inc., a corporation ofDelaware Application September 28, 1937, Serial No. 166,039

3 Claims.

This invention relates to hair devices, and more especially tofoundation frames for supporting the wearer's hair in a roll.

Among the objects of this invention are to provide a foundation frame ofextremely light weight that can be handled and worn comfortably, thatmay be pinned in the hair and to which the hair may be pinned by meansof conventional hairpins, that is stiff or semi-stiff but flexible andresilient,

and that may be easily manipulated to dress and support the hair in aroll or puff.

According to my invention, I provide a foundation frame for use indressing women's hair, which frame is made of a tube of braided or wovenhorsehair, artificial horsehair or similar relatively stiif butresilient flexible material.

A feature of my invention isthat the ends of the tube are inturned andbound to avoid any discomfort to the wearer that might be caused byprotruding loose ends or threads of the relatively stiff material.

The accompanying drawing illustrates a preferred embodiment of theinvention, in which:

Figure 1 is a side elevation of my improved foundation frame;

Fig. 2 is a longitudinal cross-sectional view thereof; and

Fig. 3 is a transverse sectional view taken on the line 33 of Figure 1.

The foundation frame comprises a body Ill in the form of an elongatedtube, preferably seamless, made of relatively stiff but flexible andresilient material, such as horsehair, artificial horsehair, and thelike. The material is braided or 35 woven to provide a body of open meshconstruction adapted to permit of penetration of hairpins therethrough.

The ends of the tubular body III are gathered and bound by clasps II orother suitable binding means, and are turned in, as best seen in Fig. 2,to form inturned portions l2 of substantially conical shape incross-section at each end of the body.

The inturned portions serve to reenforce the ends of the tube andprovide ends of somewhat increased stiffness that may be convenientlyheld between the fingers. They further serve to prevent the material ofthe tube from unraveling or fraying and to prevent any loose ends fromprotruding beyond the circumference of the tube with consequentinconvenience in handling and discomfort in wearing.

The device may be used either as a form around which the hair may bewound into a roll, or as a foundation around which the loose ends of thehair may be neatly tucked to dress the hair in a roll or puif. In eithercase, the foundation frame may be fastened to the hair and the hairsecured on the frame by means of hairpins or the like.

What I claim is:

1. A foundation frame for supporting a hair roll comprising acylindrical tube of substantially uniform diameter throughout made ofrelatively stifi resilient open mesh material, said tube having inturnedends of conical form.

2. A foundation frame for supporting a 'hair roll comprising acylindrical tube of substantially uniform diameter throughout made ofrelatively stiff resilient open mesh material, said tube having inturnedends of conical form the inner extremities of which inturned ends arebound.

3. A foundation frame for supporting a hair roll comprising acylindrical tube of substantially uniform diameter throughout made ofrelatively stiff resilient open mesh material, said tube having inturnedends of conical form the inner extremities of which inturned ends arebound with clasps.

WILLIAM HUPPERT.

